by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 7,164 people earned their degree in creative writing, making the major the 120th most popular in the United States.
Across Texas, there were 276 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 creative writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,918 and $22,392 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in creative writing. That schools that top this list have a program in creative writing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McMurry University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas. McMurray University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Stephen F Austin State University Creative Writing Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Wesleyan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Wesleyan is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas list. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 16 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on Creative Writing at Southern Methodist University
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s creative writing degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Lubbock Christian University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Creative Writing Major in Texas list. LCU is a small school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s creative writing degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Creative Writing at Lubbock Christian University
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